2009 Vehicles Opinion
First off, yesterday when I said "meh" I didn't mean meh on the sets but meh on wanting to blog about them. But, in all honesty, they do look cool, clever, and fun. If I had the money I might get one for the pieces, if it was worth it.
Second, Aanchir has a cool point on how the helmets are reused simply by having them put on backwards and recolored. That will give us many options. Maybe I'll try to get my hands on a few. IDK.
Cendox V1: Better than last year's $20 set, but still probably not worth it. $15 would be worth it. But the set, overall, is cool. Tread, cool keetorange pieces, interesting build, and...black Brutaka swords! (Ok, I know Tuma has them, but honestly, this set is worth the $20 more than he is....
Kaxium: The regular blue and silver look spectacular together! Very tempting to get if I was simply displaying sets and perhaps playing with them. (But alas, I don't need the pieces.) The concept is cool too. Might be worth the $30 price tag? (I guess it'll have to do considering how money is going these days.)
Baranus: Pretty cool. Good design. Colors are a bit messy--Lego probably could have done a little better with that. (Let's count the colors: dark green, lime green, silver, gunmetal, black, bley, orange....) But in general it looks like a cool set. The driver's Bitil staff is probably a little big for him though. Also, the heads don't seem ferocious as BS01 makes them out to be.
Thornatus: Alright. The TAN probably makes this the only set I'd consider getting. (Except the $60 price tag makes it hard.) At the very least I'll have to try to get those Bitil wings. The rest of the design is cool too, even the basic-built driver--wait, nevermind, maybe not him. (Bley hands but black joints on his feet and double joints on his arms? Why?) Plenty of cool silver parts to use as well. Oh, and I need one of those tires for a Space Ship's engine, y'dig? Yeah, I'm excited just to read this set's review, since I'll never get him. If I'm lucky someone at a WAMALUG meeting will have it and I can check it out.
Skopio XV-1: Whoa, this guy also looks cool, and his function to go from "sled" to walker is even more amazing. I love the bright red of course, and it has a good design and well-placed pieces (like the Hewkii Mahri short swords). The driver isn't too bad, especially considering the keetorange !!! , but I fear the Av-Toran body won't work for anything bigger than an Av-Toran. This one will be fun to see as well.
I guess that's it. Anyone super-excited for anything (or pieces?) in particular?
-CF
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